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Lt. Steve Beard suggests keeping the computer in a common room in the house.

As society changes and technology advances, cyber predators will continue in their attempts to lure the innocent out of hiding.

However, Lt. Steve Beard, of the Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Department, had worked with other service organizations about the issue of cyber crime and safety in today’s society. He spoke at the 11th annual “Collaboration is Key” event sponsored by the Domestic Abuse Resistance Team last week.

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Terry “Snakeman” Vandeventer taught children about the different species of snakes in Louisiana at the Lincoln Parish Library on Wednesday. Vandeventer, of Jackson, Mississippi, said he was “spreading the good word about snakes.” Of all the snakes in the world, he said only 14 percent are dangerous. While practicing caution and safety around snakes is important, Vandeventer said most snakes are harmless.

Top Left: Grant Jennings, of Grant’s Wood Crafts, shows off one of his tiny carvings to a group of young men. Below, Jayda Armstrong, 7, holds a rabbit as Hunter Weems, of Heaven’s Mini Blessings, LLC, watches at the Dubach Chicken Festival.

The Lincoln Parish School Board on Tuesday granted permission to advertise for the purchase of generators for all district facilities.

The school district received a grant from Federal Emergency Management Agency for $162,400 to pay for approximately 75 percent of the cost of generators to be installed at all school district facilities.

The total cost of the project is $216,000, which leaves around $54,000 that the school board will have to pick up, said James Payton, new construction supervisor.